Lura

Meaning and name origin

Lura\l(u)-ra\ as a girl's name is of German origin. Lura is a variant of Lorelei (German); place name: a rocky cliff on the Rhine river, dangerous to boat passage, has been poetically personified as the Lorelei, whose singing lures men to destruction. Also a variant of Lurleen: modern form of Lorelei, a German place name.

Popularity

Lura is a very popular first name for females (#1226 out of 4276) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#37474 out of 88799) (2000 U.S. Census).

Displayed below is the baby name popularity of the name Lura for girls (2015 statistics).

Displayed below is a comparison of the popularity of the girl name Lura and its source forms. Variation forms ranked in the Top 1000/100 are Lorelei and Lura. (2015 statistics).